If anyone has ANY insight into this behavior I would be damn grateful!!
So here's what happens..
I have a boarder, he lives on the second floor of my house. He also looks after ******* when I go away on weekends and train with Cash. And he also feeds both of them when I can't get home..etc. He treats them really well, and they love him.
When I am home and Doug arrives home they meet him at the door and go nuts on him!! Jumping, kissing, and acting crazy...like they have never seen him before..lol! Doesn't matter if he is gone 10 minutes or 10 hours, greeting is the same.
Doug tells me when I am not home and he arrives home they don't even greet him at the door!! And also he can come down and cook and they won't even come off the bed to see what he is doing. Also the cat can walk around and ******* and Cash don't chase him. When I home they practically attack the cat. So much so that I am in the process of looking for a new home for him.
So the other day my Mom came down and again when I am here they are crazy meeting her at the door. I normally leash them and we work on their downs or sits or just greeting in a neutral way. However it is hard as they normally go nutso for my Mom.
But I happened to be up at the next door neighbour on this given day. My Mom came to the door, knocked, the dogs saw her in the window and when she finally came in they came to the door to greet her after a minute or so. She said they sniffed her, turned around and went back on the bed. She sat in the living room by herself waiting for me..lol! When I arrived home they came out and greeted me but basically acted like my Mom had been there forever.
So I just don't understand this behavior? I find it very puzzling and a little upsetting. I am working hard to have my dogs not jump and act like crazies when someone comes to the door. But knowing that they don't act like crazy dogs when I'm not there kinda pisses me off!!
Why do you think this is happening? Does anyone else have this problem? And any suggestions?
So here's what happens..
I have a boarder, he lives on the second floor of my house. He also looks after ******* when I go away on weekends and train with Cash. And he also feeds both of them when I can't get home..etc. He treats them really well, and they love him.
When I am home and Doug arrives home they meet him at the door and go nuts on him!! Jumping, kissing, and acting crazy...like they have never seen him before..lol! Doesn't matter if he is gone 10 minutes or 10 hours, greeting is the same.
Doug tells me when I am not home and he arrives home they don't even greet him at the door!! And also he can come down and cook and they won't even come off the bed to see what he is doing. Also the cat can walk around and ******* and Cash don't chase him. When I home they practically attack the cat. So much so that I am in the process of looking for a new home for him.
So the other day my Mom came down and again when I am here they are crazy meeting her at the door. I normally leash them and we work on their downs or sits or just greeting in a neutral way. However it is hard as they normally go nutso for my Mom.
But I happened to be up at the next door neighbour on this given day. My Mom came to the door, knocked, the dogs saw her in the window and when she finally came in they came to the door to greet her after a minute or so. She said they sniffed her, turned around and went back on the bed. She sat in the living room by herself waiting for me..lol! When I arrived home they came out and greeted me but basically acted like my Mom had been there forever.
So I just don't understand this behavior? I find it very puzzling and a little upsetting. I am working hard to have my dogs not jump and act like crazies when someone comes to the door. But knowing that they don't act like crazy dogs when I'm not there kinda pisses me off!!
Why do you think this is happening? Does anyone else have this problem? And any suggestions?